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Patients, Survivors Advocates Gather in Olympia, Urge Lawmakers to Protect Access to Health Care on Cancer Action Day
OLYMPIA, Wash. – As Washington residents face soaring health insurance costs and hundreds of thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will ask lawmakers on ... the potential price beyond the budget. “Some budget cuts are more than numbers on a spread sheet, but literally mean lives lost,” ACS CAN Washington Government Relations Director Audrey Miller Garcia said. “These are not just financial decisions, but choices about who will and ... and cessation or the Breast, Cervical, and Colon Screening Program will damage Washington families well beyond their bank accounts. The cost will be the health of our children and lives of our loved ones. This is not political posturing. It’s based in data and is not a possibility ...
Cancer Advocates Rally in Olympia, Urge Lawmakers to Protect Access to Health Care on Cancer Action Day
OLYMPIA, Wash. –– As Washington residents face soaring health insurance costs and hundreds of thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network asked lawmakers at ... the tobacco tax by at least $2 per pack. “Some budget cuts are more than numbers on a spread sheet, but literally mean lives lost,” ACS CAN Washington Government Relations Director Audrey Miller Garcia said. “These are not just financial decisions, but choices about who will and ... and cessation or the Breast, Cervical, and Colon Screening Program will damage Washington families well beyond their bank accounts. The cost will be the health of our children and lives of our loved ones. This is not political posturing. It’s based in data and is not a possibility ...
KOMO News Interview: Protecting Access to Care
KOMO News interviewed ACS CAN volunteer Chris Griffiths following a press conference with Governor Inslee. ( Click link to view video ) By: Lindsay Cohen January 12, 2017 ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Christine Griffiths has been to hell and back -- and fears she could be on the verge of hell again. Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 49, the Bothell resident went through chemotherapy, fought off kidney stones, and then had a stroke. On top of that, her husband was diagnosed with central lobe dementia, forcing him to retire and kicking them both off his company's insurance. "I want ...